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I Will Wait For You ? sung by The Walker Brothers (in their 1967 album ?Images?)
(This is the Michel Legrand song from the 1964 French musical ?The Umbrellas of Cherbourg?) 
DmIf it tDm7akes for-eCv-er, I will  Gmwait for G7you,
For a tChousand C7summers, I will Fm7wait for A7you;
DmTill you're Amback be-Am7side me, tFill I'm Gmhold-ing G7you,Am7  002213  
DmTill I Dm7hear you Dmsigh, C7here, A7in my Dmarms.
AnywDmhere you Cwander, any-Gmwhere you G7go,
Every Cday re - C7mem ? ber, how I Fm7love you A7so;
      Dm          AmAm7*            F        Gm  G7  
In your heart be-lieve, what in my heart I know,
DmThat forDm7ever Dmmore, C7I will A7wait for Dmyou.
Bridge:
The Gmclock will Ctick Gmaway the Chours Gmone  by  G7one,
Dm7Then the Dmtime will Dm7come when Dmall the Dm7waiting's Dmdone;
The Amtime when A7you reAmturn and A7find me Amhere and A7run,
DmStraight Dm7to  Dmmy wA7aiting Dmarms.
D#mIf it D#m7takes for-C#ev-er, I will  G#mwait for G#7you,
For a tC#housand sC#7ummers, I will F#m7wait for A#7you;
         D#m       A#mA#m7*           F#        G#m        G#7[A#m7  x13324]
Till you're back be-side me, till I'm hold-ing you,
D#mTill I D#m7hear you D#msigh, C#7here A#7in my D#marms;
D#mTill I D#m7hear you D#msigh, C#7here A#7in my D#marms.
  D#m    A#7    D#mx 3

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I Will Wait For You

by The Walker Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dm7

Fm7

Am7

D#m

D#m7

G#m

G#7

C#7

F#m7

A#7

A#m

I Will Wait For You ? sung by The Walker Brothers (in their 1967 album ?Images?)

(This is the Michel Legrand song from the 1964 French musical ?The Umbrellas of Cherbourg?)

Dm Dm7 C Gm G7

If it takes for-ev-er, I will wait for you,

C C7 Fm7 A7

For a thousand summers, I will wait for you;

Dm Am Am7 F Gm G7 Am7 002213

Till you're back be-side me, till I'm hold-ing you,

Dm Dm7 Dm C7 A7 Dm

Till I hear you sigh, here, in my arms.

Dm C Gm G7

Anywhere you wander, any-where you go,

C C7 Fm7 A7

Every day re - mem ? ber, how I love you so;

Dm Am F Gm G7

Am7*

In your heart be-lieve, what in my heart I know,

Dm Dm7 Dm C7 A7 Dm

That forever more, I will wait for you.

Bridge:

Gm C Gm C Gm G7

The clock will tick away the hours one by one,

Dm7 Dm Dm7 Dm Dm7 Dm

Then the time will come when all the waiting's done;

Am A7 Am A7 Am A7

The time when you return and find me here and run,

Dm Dm7 Dm A7 Dm

Straight to my waiting arms.

D#m D#m7 C# G#m G#7

If it takes for-ev-er, I will wait for you,

C# C#7 F#m7 A#7

For a thousand summers, I will wait for you;

D#m A#m F# G#m G#7

A#m7* [A#m7 x13324]

Till you're back be-side me, till I'm hold-ing you,

D#m D#m7 D#m C#7 A#7 D#m

Till I hear you sigh, here in my arms;

D#m D#m7 D#m C#7 A#7 D#m

Till I hear you sigh, here in my arms.

D#m A#7 D#m

x 3

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